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Here are a few weekend poll result for your viewing pleasure:
First- How the Veeps compare in the eyes of the voters
In the poll taken Friday, 39 percent said (Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin) is ready to serve as president if needed, 33 percent said she isn’t and 29 percent have no opinion.
That’s the lowest rating any running mate has had since then-Indiana Sen. Dan Quayle was selected in 1988 to join George H.W. Bush’s team.
By contrast, 57 percent of voters rated Delaware Sen. Joe Biden as qualified after Obama selected him last week. Eighteen percent said he wasn’t qualified
And second- What was the most viewed television event of the summer? (hint, it WASN’T the Olympics)
The just-concluded Democratic National Convention in Denver was the most-watched since at least 1960 and drew more viewers than the Summer Olympics, according to figures released by the Nielsen Co.
The quadrennial gathering was seen in 27.7 million homes, breaking the record of 21.9 million who tuned in to the 1976 Republican convention, when President Gerald Ford won the nomination over Ronald Reagan; and the 20.7 million who watched the 1980 Democratic convention when President Jimmy Carter beat back a challenge by Senator Edward Kennedy. The figures are the highest since New York-based Nielsen began keeping track in 1960.
On average, the four-day Democratic convention drew 30.2 million viewers as Illinois Senator Barack Obama, 47, became the first black presidential nominee of a major political party. This year’s Olympic Games averaged 27.7 million. Viewership of the Denver convention was almost 50 percent higher than the 20.4 million who tuned into the Democrats four years ago.
Obama’s acceptance speech before more than 75,000 people at Invesco Field Aug. 28 attracted viewers in 27.7 million households. The most-watched broadcast, the finale of the CBS television show “M.A.S.H.,” was seen in 50.2 million, Nielsen figures show.
The 38.4 million individuals who watched Obama’s address on television represented a 57 percent increase over the 24.4 million who saw Democratic Senator John Kerry’s acceptance speech in Boston four years ago.
How will the Republican National Convention compare? Stay tuned, we’ll let you know.
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